Gowanus Expressway

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The Gowanus Expressway is a major elevated highway in Brooklyn, New York City, that carries a segment of Interstate 278 and serves as a key connector between the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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Gowanus Expressway canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elevated highway
expressway
segment of Interstate 278
connectsTo Belt Parkway
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Prospect Expressway
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Gowanus Canal vicinity
elevatedOver Third Avenue, Brooklyn NERFINISHED
formsCorridorBetween Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
hasDirection eastbound
westbound
hasExitTo 39th Street (Brooklyn)
65th Street (Brooklyn)
92nd Street
surface form: 92nd Street (Brooklyn)
hasLanes 6 lanes (typical configuration)
hasRouteNumber I-278
hasSpeedLimit typically 50 mph (posted, subject to change)
hasStructureType steel viaduct
isMajorTruckRoute yes
isTollRoad no (toll applies only on Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge)
isUrbanHighway yes
knownFor heavy traffic congestion
structural deterioration concerns
locatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
New York State
maintainedBy New York State Department of Transportation
namedAfter Gowanus Canal
Gowanus
surface form: Gowanus neighborhood
opened 1941
parallelTo Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
Third Avenue (Brooklyn) NERFINISHED
partOf Interstate 278 NERFINISHED
New York City freeway system
primary route between Staten Island and Brooklyn
regional connector between Staten Island and Queens
passesNear Industry City
Red Hook
surface form: Red Hook, Brooklyn
passesThrough Bay Ridge
surface form: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Gowanus
surface form: Gowanus, Brooklyn

Sunset Park
surface form: Sunset Park, Brooklyn
subjectOf proposals for replacement or tunneling
terminusEast merge with Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near the Gowanus Canal
terminusWest approach to Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

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Bay Ridge crossedByHighway Gowanus Expressway
Belt Parkway connectsTo Gowanus Expressway
southwestern Brooklyn hasMajorRoad Gowanus Expressway
subject surface form: Southwestern Brooklyn
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway connectsTo Gowanus Expressway